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Queen Victoria behind closed doors

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Queen Victoria and Prince Albert - Is That Really the Real Thing?

Queen Victoria commissioned a picture of her and Prince Albert for his 24th birthday. It was meant to convey the passionate nature of their relationship, says historian David Lloyd-Webber. But he asks if this is really the truth? And did Queen Victoria feel as sexually infatuated with Albert as we think she did? He argues that from Albert's point of view they shared an uncle who had been married to Princess Charlotte.

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